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PROTIVIN - Jim Zajicek started his education and ended his career in education at the same school — Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Protivin. He guided many young lives in those 46 years and was chosen as 2023 Educator of the Year in the Times Plain Dealer’s Hall of Fame.
Zajicek has...
SARATOGA - On Thursday April 6, 2023 at 8:09 a.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a single vehicle accident on Highway 9 in Saratoga.
The driver, Stephen Russett ,age 37 from Bloomington, Minn. was east bound on Highway 9 when he crossed the center line and entered the...
CRESCO - Joe and Jane Truka of Lime Springs were honored by Cresco Kiwanis Club at the Crestwood FFA banquet as Farm Family of the Year for 2023.
The farming gene runs deep on both sides of the family. Joe grew up on a farm outside of Lime Springs, while Jane (Landswerk) grew up on a farm in the...
The state of Iowa is replacing the bridge that goes over the North Branch of the Turkey River, located four miles west of Cresco and one-half mile east of the Schley turnoff, on Robin Ave.
Ron Loecher of Iowa DOT stated, “Weather permitting, we will start on April 3, 2023, ending in mid-October.”...
HOWARD COUNTY - Be prepared for increase in the assessment roll/notice for the Jan. 1, 2023 assessment.
Every odd-numbered calendar year is known as an equalization year, and ALL property is subject to being revalued based on the economic shifts occurring since the last equalization assessment. ...
CRESCO - Facilities Director Larry Trende told Howard-Winneshiek CSD board members at the March 20 meeting the new gym was enclosed except for the west side, to leave room for dropping concrete on March 30.
At that time, the old lockers were getting re-installed. “We’ve been renting space to store...
LIME SPRINGS - Engineer Drew Weber of Bolton & Menk gave an update on some of the city’s big street projects during the City Council’s March 7 regular monthly meeting.
Jackson St. will be one of the first projects being completed this spring. The utility work was done last year, the rock was...
RICEVILLE - Pastor Mike Simiele came out of retirement and has been serving the First Congregational/United Church of Christ since November. He replaces Pastor Gary Gilbert, who faithfully served the congregation for 11 years before retiring.
Services are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. “It is a...
On March 28, 2023 at 3:53 p.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office took a call of a semi versus vehicle on Highway 9, just west of Cresco. Nineteen-year-old Eric Hernandez-Uribe from Ridgeway was east-bound on Highway 9 when he attempted to stop for a semi that was slowing to make left turn into...
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 2:36 p.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a car versus semi accident at the intersection of Highway 139 and 95th St.
The driver of the semi was 45-year-old Jeremy Williams from Rushford, Minn. He stated he was north-bound on Highway 139 when he...
